In just a few years local preschools will be filled with Emmas, Isabellas and Noahs.

They are among the top baby names for 2012 as reported by Holland Hospital and Spectrum Health’s Butterworth Hospital.

Also on the list for this year were Jacob, Ethan, Olivia, Sophia and Liam, which increased in popularity among boys born this year.

Liam made its first ever appearance in a top 10 boys’ names list this year, taking the No. 1 spot. Just last year, Liam was ranked 19th in top names for boys born at Spectrum.

“Forty-three boys were named Liam this past fiscal year,” said Jason Gilliken, measurement and evaluation specialist at Spectrum Health. “Clearly the name, and perhaps its meaning, has resonated with more parents than ever before.”

And Emma continues to be a favorite name for girls as it has made Spectrum’s top 10 list for the past five years, ranking No. 1 in 2009, 2010 and now again this year.

But while some parents were busy checking to see which names were the most popular or trendy in 2012, new mom Jaimie Dyer of Holland wanted to go a different route when deciding on names for her newborn girls.

“I go on the websites and check the lists of the popular ones to make sure they’re not on there,” she said of her twin daughters’ names Delanie Mae and Stevie Ann.

The girls were born Wednesday at 8:25 and 8:26 p.m. at Holland Hospital.

Stevie was the name of their father who recently passed away, so it just made sense to name one of the girls after him, Dyer said.

And Delanie means sent from heaven or offspring of the challenger so it fit just right, she said, joking that the girls’ father was hard to deal with at times.

Her daughters’ names are different and Dyer said she likes it that way, even if it means she’ll never be able to buy personalized trinkets with their names on them.

“I can’t get a license plate or an ornament with my name on it,” Dyer said of her first name. "I’ve never been able to. There’s that extra ‘i’ in there.”